‘We cannot in good conscience accede to their request’: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei draws a line in the sand in standoff with US government

• Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei does not want Claude used by the Pentagon for mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons
• A statement has laid bare Anthropic's reasons for retaining Claude's safety rails
• Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic until Friday to provide the DoD with full access

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has released a statement concerning the company's ongoing disagreement with the US Department of Defense.

Amodei declared Anthropic “cannot in good conscience accede" to the DoD's request to provide full access to its AI models, over fears they could be used for ‘mass domestic surveillance’ and ‘fully autonomous weapons’.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to label Anthropic as a “supply chain risk” and invoke the Defense Production Act to force the company to comply.